Maureen Brady has published four novels and three nonfiction books. Her novel, Tessa’s Landing, is due out September 26, 2026, with Rootstock Publishing. She teaches creative writing at New York University School of Professional Studies and Peripatetic Writing Workshop and lives between Woodstock and New York City.
Vivian Ayers Allen (1923-2025) Poet, playwright, activist. Vivian Ayers Allen was born in Chester, South Carolina, and died in California. She moved to Mount Vernon, New York.
Margaret W. Rossiter (1944-2025) Historian, author. Margaret W. Rossiter was born in Malden, Massachusetts, and died in Salem, Massachusetts. She began teaching at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1986 and retired in 2017.
Carol Saline (1939-2025) Journalist. Carol Saline was born in and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University.
Sheila R. Canby (1949-2025) Curator, author. Sheila R. Canby was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and died in Milford, Delaware. She received a bachelor’s degree in French art from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1970, and was curator of the Department of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in Manhattan, New York, … Continued
Lawrence A. Bossidy (1935-2025) Businessman, author. Lawrence A. Bossidy was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and died in Ridgefield, Connecticut. He received a degree in economics from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York.
Sandra Grimes (1945-2025) Intelligence agent, author. Sandra Grimes was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, and died in Great Falls, Virginia.
Robert Wilson (1941-2025) Playwright, director. Robert Wilson was born in Waco, Texas, and died in Water Mill, New York.
Thomas Sayers Ellis (1963-2025) Poet, photographer. Thomas Sayers Ellis was born in Washington, District of Columbia, and died in St. Petersburg, Florida. He taught at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.
Joanna Macy (1929-2025) Activist, author, scholar. Joanna Macy was born in Los Angeles, California and died in Berkeley, California. As a child she lived in New York City. She received a Ph.D. in religion from Syracuse University in 1978.